The content featured below was created to help leaders and managers build the skills and gain the knowledge they need to boost their professional performance. Topics covered in this section include managing interpersonal relationships, developing listening skills, having empathy, improving communication skills, how to effectively delegate, what employee empowerment means, among others.
Total Retail, Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s sister brand, is putting together some really valuable research on salaries within the retail industry, and we want you to be a part of it! Take advantage of this opportunity to gain access to benchmark data that will leave you prepared to negotiate a fair salary according to...
Yesterday, The White House held its first annual United State of Women Summit, featuring innovators, icons and activists for women’s rights across the world, including President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Vice President Joe Biden, Gloria Steinem, and many more. Each examined the #StateofWomen on topics such as economic empowerment, health and wellness, violence against women, educational opportunity, leadership and...
Shelley Broader, president and CEO of Chico’s FAS, is a strong figure in the retail industry. In fact, she was chosen to be our 2016 Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS) keynote speaker! In this interview filmed during this year’s WIRLS in Miami, Broader discusses a range of topics, including her top priorities for Chico’s,...
From time to time, the Inner Circle spotlights some of the new, fabulous Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members. In today’s issue, we’re excited to feature one of our new associate members, Kim Dixon, executive vice president and chief operating officer at FedEx Office. Here’s an interview Jennifer DiPasquale, co-founder of WIRLC, conducted with...
Every year around this time, thousands of commencement speeches filled with wisdom and worldly advice are given. So much so it’s hard to believe that there’s any new advice to give the class of 2016. However, this year’s speeches have been able to move not just the class of 2016, but all listening in. Below are five...
From time to time, the Inner Circle spotlights some of the new, fabulous Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) members. In today’s edition, we’re excited to feature one of our new associate members, Jami Dewolf, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Alliance Data Retail Services. Here’s an email interview Jennifer DiPasquale, co-founder of...
Editor’s Note: We goofed! Talk about being unproductive! We sent the Inner Circle out with a poll that asked what time of the day you are most productive, but the link didn’t work on most phones. So sorry! We’ve identified the issue and resolved it. If you have a minute, please vote in our poll!...
Lisa Gersh, CEO of Goop, the lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, sat down with Women in Retail Leadership Circle’s Taylor Knight after speaking on the leadership panel at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit (WIRLS) last month. Here’s what Lisa had to say about Goop, career changes and, of course, the Summit. WIRLC: Goop...
In this episode of Women in Retail Talks, which was recorded at last month’s Women in Retail Leadership Summit in Miami, Tricia Nichols, global head of consumer engagement and partnerships at Gap, speaks about the apparel brand’s unique approach to consumer engagement, consumer love and growth, and how she and her team make a case...
Continuing the theme from our special edition of Inner Circle last Friday, we’re committed to providing our readers all of the great content that was presented during the Women in Retail Leadership Summit last month in Miami. To that end, we’ve uploaded all of the slide presentations from the Summit speakers. So if you were...
